Help needed with using .tab files with MapServer {Scanned} {Scanned} {Scanned}

[Siki Zoltan]

Hi,

STATUS DEFAULT means always on
STATUS ON means it can be turnd on/off using layer parameter for cgi
mapserver
It is a bit confusing :)

Bye
Zoltan

On Wed, 11 May 2005, Beales, Joe wrote:

> Hi Zoltan,
>
> At Last, I've got my map! Thanks!
> But I don't understand, what is the difference between STATUS DEFAULT
> and STATUS ON?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Siki Zoltan
> Sent: 11 May 2005 14:56
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help needed with using .tab files
> with MapServer {Scanned} {Scanned}
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> First of all try STATUS DEFAULT in the layer section.
> Second remove any projection parameter from your map file.
> It should work, I use MapInfo tabs a lot in mapserver
>
> Bye
> Zoltan
>
> On Wed, 11 May 2005, Beales, Joe wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm new to MapServer and I'm having problems in producing a map from
> > Mapinfo files.
> > I've got Mapserver 4.5 installed (with ogr support) on apache 2 under
> > Windows XP Pro. (I've downloaded some tutorials and got them producing
>
> > the correct results.) I've searched the mail list archive and seen
> > some people have had the same problem but I can't find a definitive
> > answer.
> >
> > I've used ogrinfo to try and get the correct extent and units.
> > Below is the Map file I'm using, I am missing something?
> > I've tried various projections but they don't seem to make a
> difference.
> > I've also tried referencing a non-existent .TAB file in the CONNECTION
>
> > parameter and don't receive any errors is that normal?
> > All I get is a blank gif.
> >
> > MAP
> >   DEBUG ON
> >   NAME "Testing"
> >   EXTENT 57.308593 -20.525013 57.806386 -19.981773
> >   UNITS DD
> >   SHAPEPATH "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs/maur/"
> >   IMAGETYPE PNG
> >   IMAGECOLOR 255 255 200
> >   STATUS ON
> >   SIZE 400 400
> >
> >   PROJECTION
> >     #"init=epsg:4326"
> >     "proj=latlong"
> >     "ellps=WGS84"
> >   END
> >
> >  WEB
> >   LOG "C:\mapserv_err.txt"
> >   TEMPLATE "printable.html"
> >   IMAGEPATH "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/tmp/"
> >   IMAGEURL "/tmp/"
> >  END
> >
> >  LAYER
> >     NAME "Districts"
> >     DEBUG ON
> >     TYPE POLYGON
> >     CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
> >     CONNECTION "C:/Program Files/Apache
> > Group/Apache2/htdocs/maur/District.TAB"
> >     #DATA "District"
> >     STATUS ON
> >
> >     PROJECTION
> >        #"init=epsg:4326"
> >        "proj=latlong"
> >        "ellps=WGS84"
> >      END
> >      #STYLEITEM "AUTO"
> >     CLASS
> >       OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
> >       COLOR 128 128 128
> >      END
> >  END
> > END
> >
> > Part Results from ogrinfo:
> >
> > Layer name: District
> > Geometry: Polygon
> > Feature Count: 9
> > Extent: (57.308593, -20.525013) - (57.806386, -19.981773) Layer SRS
> > WKT:
> > GEOGCS["unnamed",
> >     DATUM["WGS_1984",
> >         SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],
> >         TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],
> >     PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
> >     UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
> >
> >
> > Also can anyone point me in the direction of any online resources
> > intended for peole just getting started with MapServer?
> > Regards,
> >
> > Joe Beales.
> >
> >
>